The Quarry

"Sensitive performances only go so far toward generating sparks in the slow-moving film, which never becomes the crime-and-punishment nailbiter it might've been."

"It's clear that Teems envisioned a No Country For Old Men-style thriller updated with present-day political resonance. But The Quarry falls short of that ideal."

"The film plays as if it's been smothered under a pile of rocks."

"Scott Teems' drama features strong performances from Shea Whigham and Michael Shannon, but seems better suited to a pilot than a feature."

"While director/co-writer Scott Teems has the ingredients, he doesn't seem to have much of any idea of how to put them together in a compelling manner."

"So diagrammed that it uses its undernourished dark-side-of-the-heartland atmosphere to excuse the fact that nothing of note is really taking place."